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Turkey dental work leaves woman in constant pain

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:05
Leanne Abeyance's face is constantly infected after dental work done in Turkey.

AI can forecast your future health – just like the weather

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 15:19
An artificial intelligence model can predict the risk of more than 1,000 diseases, a team of scientists say.

Surgeries cancelled as hospitals' IT issues expected to continue

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 15:08
The majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments in the Southern Trust are being cancelled for Thursday.

5 Live News Specials

BBC Health RSS Feed - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 12:26
That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty

Preanalytical stability of zinc in whole blood serum and plasma tubes as measured by ICP-OES and colourimetry

Journals RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 06:36
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundZinc deficiency is a global concern, particularly in low-income countries, but also among vulnerable groups in Western countries, such as children. Diagnosing mild or moderate zinc deficiency is however challenging because of nonspecific ...

How gaming can be good for your mental health

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 05:58
Psychologist and gaming expert Nick Ballou has five ways how gaming can boost your mental health and wellbeing.

Let's have a conversation about periods

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 05:47
Three teenage girls talk to 5 Live about the importance of safe and open conversations on topics such as hormones, periods and mental health.

Let's have a conversation about periods

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 05:47
Three teenage girls talk to 5 Live about the importance of safe and open conversations on topics such as hormones, periods and mental health.

Severe inequality in London for weight loss drugs

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 05:14
Interest in the drugs has risen but patients face a "postcode lottery" when trying to access them.

Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 05:01
The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.

Pseudohyperphosphatemia in multiple myeloma: Removal of interfering paraproteins

Journals RSS Feed - Tue, 09/16/2025 - 02:35
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundMultiple myeloma patients may present with spuriously elevated serum phosphate levels resulting from the presence of paraproteins interfering in the phosphomolybdate UV assay. If this phenomenon is not recognized, patients possibly receive ...

Maternity review 'will not deliver justice' - mum

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 16:56
Lauren Caulfield was cared for at NHS hospitals in Leeds and Bradford before her daughter's death.

Why you might not need that magnesium supplement...

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 15:32
Drs Chris and Xand sit down with Professor Stella Volpe, the Head of the department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise at Virginia Tech in the US.

Fourteen NHS trusts' maternity care to be investigated over 'failures'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 08:15
Families impacted have criticised the review, calling it "not fit for purpose".

'Killer' child car seats still on sale 10 years on

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 07:24
Which? advised families to buy approved seats with a clear orange label indicating they are safe.

Fourteen NHS trusts' maternity care to be investigated over 'failures'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 06:55
Families impacted have criticised the review, calling it "not fit for purpose".

Hospital opens room for miscarriage support

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 09/15/2025 - 04:32
The space will provide "compassionate care during a profoundly difficult time", says a ward sister.

Struggling with brain fog? Here's how to fix it

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 09/14/2025 - 23:22
It's common to become forgetful or mentally sluggish but there are easy ways to cut through the haze.

Children and teenagers share impact of pandemic in new report

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 09/14/2025 - 23:14
Children describe positive memories of family time, as well as the darker side of pandemic life online.

Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 09/14/2025 - 05:06
The quest for brick-like abs has become serious business - even if you're only in Year 8.

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